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The Arizona Division of the National Model Railroad Association invites everyone to come and enjoy "CACTUS CRAWL”: a Four-City Open House Self-Guided Model Tour Sat. & Sun. November 14 & 15 2026. It's a FAMILY EVENT open to the public and of all its FREE! Watch lots of trains running through towns, on bridges crossing rivers, through tunnels, on beautiful home model railroad layouts, garden layouts, and large club layouts in all scales.

The tour takes place simultaneously in and around Tucson, Phoenix, Prescott and Flagstaff. Tour Layouts welcome visitors either mornings from 9:00am-12:00pm or afternoons 1:00pm-4:00pm on one or both days.

Young, old, or somewhere in between, if you like trains no matter your age, you'll have fun visiting the "Cactus Crawl" open house tour layouts. See you there.

Shown below are the individual sites layout descriptions, locations and handicap accessibilty that will be on the tour.
Initially, none are shown until there is confirmation of the sites that will be open on the tour.
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Catcus Crawl Schedule

Below are the 3 areas for the Cactus Crawl on Nov. 21 & 22, 2026.  Each area contains a list of layouts that are open for viewing.  Hours of operation are listed for each location below.

Prescott Area

Seligman and Paulden Lines
Peter Atonna
25375 N Feather Mountain Rd.

Paulden AZ
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antonna-2.jpegScale: O Scale Hi-Rail
Dimension: 2400 sqft. basement
Handicap Accessible:  Yes, use outside door

Saturday Nov. 16,  1-4pm
Sunday Nov. 17, 1-4pm

Southern Pacific San Joaquin Division
Terry Fearn
876 Northridge Dr.

Prescott, AZ
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fearn.jpgScale: HO
Dimensions: 13’ X 15’ room
Handicap Accessible: No

Sunday Nov. 17, 1-4pm

Bovine & Placid Creek RR
Mike Guinn
3192 W. Spyglass Hill

Williams, AZ
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Mike Guinn.jpgScale: HO & On30
Dimension: 18' X 25’ room
Handicap Accessible:  No

Saturday Nov. 16, 1-4pm

Freelanced Rochester and Lake Erie
Tom McColloch
623 S. Pinion Place

Prescott, AZ
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Tom McColloch.jpgScale: HO
Dimension: 20' by 20' room
Handicap Accessible:

Saturday Nov. 16,  1-4pm

Pennsylvania Railroad
Hank Morris

1720 N. Rancho Santa Maria Dr.

Chino Valley, AZ
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Scale: HO
Dimension: 16' x 26' -  Layout under construction
Handicap Accessible:  No

Sunday Nov. 17,  9-12am & 1-4pm

Southern Pacific, Tucson Division
Donn Pease
21290 N Hackamore  Ln.

Paulden, AZ
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Donn Pease.jpgScale: HO
Dimension: 35’ X 35’ room
Handicap Accessible:  Yes, see Show More.

Sunday Nov. 17,  1-4pm

Standard gauge St. Louis Eastern and Pacific, and the narrow gauge Coal Creek Central (both fictitious)

Bill Winans
7940 E Crooked Creek Trail

Prescott Valley, AZ
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Bill Winans.jpgScale: S, Sn3
Dimension: 20’ X 20’ room
Handicap Accessible:  No

Saturday Nov. 16  9-12am
Sunday Nov. 17  9-12am

Phoenix Area

Southern Pacific/Lost Dutchman
W David Doiron, LMR
332 Aepli Drive

Tempe AZ, 85282

Tempe

Scale: HO
Dimension: 50' X 100"
Handicap Accessible: No

Saturday Nov. 16,  9-12am, 1-4pm
Sunday Nov. 17,  9-12am, 1-4pm

Morristown & Erie Railroad - Western Division
Frank Baker, MMR
5319 East Cortez Drive
Scottsdale, AZ

Scale: HO
Dimension: 15' X 30"
Handicap Accessible:  No
 
Saturday Nov. 16,  1-4pm
Sunday Nov. 17,  1-4pm

Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadephia Division
Russ Henzel
5201 East Cortez Drive
Scottsdale, AZRuss Henzel layout

Scale: HO
Dimension: 15' X 30"
Handicap Accessible:  No
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Saturday Nov. 16,  1-4pm
Sunday Nov. 17,  1-4pm

The Sunset Route
Ron Mei
11621 N 24th St.
Phoenix, AZ

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The Sunset Route

Scale: HO
Dimension: 2800' sq. ft.
Handicap Accessible: No

Saturday Nov. 16, 9-12am

Rocky Mountain Pacific
Bruce Petrarca, MMR
15700 Clubhouse Dr.

Goodyear, AZ 85395
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bruce petrarca

Scale: Fn3 (Garden Scale Narrow Gauge)
Dimension: 66 ft x 48 ft
Handicap Accessible:  Yes, Entrance from the street is over paver tiles, with minimal grades and one gate,

Saturday Nov. 16, 1-4pm
Sunday Nov. 17, 9-12am, 1-4pm

Utah & Eastern Colorado Railroad
Mike Salzetti
11269 E. Autumn Sage Dr.,

Scottsdale, AZ 85255 
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Mike Salzetti

Scale: HO
Dimension: 15’ X 25’ bi-level

Handicap Accessible: No

Sunday Nov. 17,  9-12

Denver & Cat Canyon Western
Jim Spice
251 E Leland St,

Mesa, AZ 85201Scale: Sn3
Website: Denver & Cat Canyon Western

Scale:  Sn3
Handicap Accessible:  No
 
Saturday Nov. 16,  1-4pm
Sunday Nov. 17,  1-4pm

Tucson Area

Denver & Rio Grande (Gunnison to Montrose Colorado)
Paul Buhrke MMR
7133 W Lone Flower Dr.

Tuscon AZ, 85743
Phone: (518) 860-4590
EMAIL

buhrkeScale: HOn3
Handicap AccessibleYes

Saturday Nov. 16,  1-4pm
Sunday Nov. 17,  9-12am, 1-4pm


Jack Debolt
5905 N Calle Tiburon

Tucson AZ, 85704
Phone: (520) 744-5117
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Scale: Sn3
Handicap Accessible:  No

Saturday Nov. 16,  9-12am, 1-4pm
Sunday Nov. 17,  9-12am, 1-4pm

Suphrin Pathetik
Stephen Drees, MMR
3549 W Tiny Bird Ct

Tucson AZ, 85745
Phone: (520) 904-1127
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stephen drees

Scale: HO
Size: 14' x18'
Handicap Accessible:  Yes

Saturday Nov. 16,  1-4pm
Sunday Nov. 17,  1-4pm

Richard Feldman and Ed Moses’ Arizona Central
Richard Feldman
4855 N Jay Ave

Tucson AZ, 85705
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Steel Mill

Scale: N
Dimension: 9’x60’ and 9’x12’
Handicap Accessible:  Yes

Saturday Nov. 16,  1-4pm
 

River City and Western
Gordon Geiger, MMR
5340 E Placita Casa Rio

Tucson AZ, 85704
Phone: (520) 529-6223
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Geiger
Scale: HO
Dimensions: 30' x 30'
Handicap Accessible:  No
 
Saturday Nov. 16,  9-12am, 1-4pm